British food culture
英國的飲食文化

Today people in the UK eat a more varied diet than ever before. As well as the regional diets of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland the many immigrant communities have introduced their cuisines to the previously unadventurous Britons: Chinese, Greek, Indian, Italian, Thai, American fast foods such as pizza, hamburgers and fried chicken have to some extent displaced the traditional fast food of fish and chips.
今天，英國人的飲食比以往更加多樣化。除了英國地方性飲食習(xí)慣諸如英格蘭，蘇格蘭，威爾士和北愛爾蘭，許多移民社區(qū)也將他們的飲食帶到了英國：中國，希臘，印度，意大利，泰國，美國快餐食品，如比薩餅，漢堡包和炸雞已在一定程度上取代傳統(tǒng)的快餐店的炸魚和薯條。

Because of the climate and the Germanic origins of many of its early people, the UK has been a traditionally beer drinking rather than a wine drinking country. Nevertheless, in recent years, vineyards in the south of England have proved successful. In the west of England the traditional drink is cider, rather than beer. Over Britain as a whole, however, the traditional drink is tea.
由于氣候和日耳曼起源，英國人在傳統(tǒng)上一直是喝啤酒，而不是葡萄酒的飲用國。然而，近年來，葡萄園在英格蘭南部的栽培已證明是成功的。英格蘭西部的傳統(tǒng)飲料是蘋果酒，而不是啤酒。然而從總體而言，英國的傳統(tǒng)飲品卻是茶。

今天我們著重要為大家介紹的是 Afternoon Tea: A very British tradition。

正統(tǒng)英式維多利亞下午茶的生活文化內(nèi)涵：

英國在維多利亞女皇時代（公元1837～1901）是大英帝國最強盛的時代，文化藝術(shù)蓬勃發(fā)展；人們醉心于追求藝術(shù)文化的內(nèi)涵及精致生活品味。
維多莉亞下午茶是一門綜合的藝術(shù),簡樸卻不寒酸,華麗卻不庸俗。

著名作家Henry James曾經(jīng)說過：“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”

You might be surprised to learn that British people love tea. In fact, afternoon tea is more than just a drink – sometimes it's a complete meal.
英國人喜愛喝茶，對于這點你或許會感到些許驚訝。事實上，下午茶對于英國人來說，遠遠不止是一種飲品，有時候那便是一頓完整的餐飯。

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